I'm thirteen years old and practically a woman." -this being totally modern day, of course.1. Palace Beautiful, Sarah DeFord Williams-this doesn't involve swashbuckling dragon hunters or anything, but there's a real-life mystery of sorts, plus the writing is lovely-the kind of voice that the character herself is unaware of, but which is delightful and amusing to the reader.
And how it helps fight back when the king and queen disappear and the kids are left to defend the castle. Tuesdays at the Castle, Jessica Day George-this is just a fun book, about a castle that rearranges itself every Tuesday. They are satirical and funny, but there are also places that catch you with truth, too, especially in the last one. My favorites are Jasper Dash and the Flame-Pits of Delaware, and the newest one (He Laughed with His Other Mouths). MT Anderson's Pals in Peril series-mostly funny, satirical about children's book series. Not hilarious, but one thing I really appreciated was that it wasn't a book all about And Then They Grew Up And There Was No More Magic, Ever. Some time travel, but part of the solution is in the present.Ĭounting by 7s, Holly Goldberg Sloan-nice writing, with a protagonist you can't help cheering for.ĭoll Bones, Holly Black-suspenseful (actually, a bit creepy). Saving Lucas Biggs, Marisa de los Santos and David Teague.
Hilarious, not so much, but again, not depressing. Suspenseful, nice writing, a different sort of story, with a good ending. And.he's young, he's like the boys from their town who are fighting the war. About some kids who find a German pilot who crashes in their town during WWII.
I don't know that they're laugh out loud funny, but they're adventurous and not depressing. They are very different stories, but they share a wild west/early days of the train feel mixed with mythical beasts that are considered scientific in the book world. I also recently read and liked Deamwood, by Heather Mackey and The Boundless, by Kenneth Oppel. Great writing, perfect plotting/storytelling, and endearing characters. This is one of my most favoritest middle grade novels! It's hilarious. Well, both Jeanne Birdsall and Ingrid Law have books coming out in 2015, if you are still looking when you get there.Ĭosmic, Frank Cottrell Boyce.
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